ESP Guitars: Artist Spotlight - Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom)
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2019
- ESP Signature artist Alexi Laiho of the renowned Finnish extreme metal band Children of Bodom stopped by ESP headquarters to tell some stories of his many ESP and LTD Signature Series guitars. He also does a playthrough section from "Under Grass and Clover", a song off CoB's new album 'Hexed'. Check out Alexi's signature models here: www.espguitars.com/products?c...
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Alexi laiho Rest In Peace wild child
Alexi Laiho died a virgin. 🎨🥁🎸
@@kashfiaislam9995nuhuh
@@jphhhhh Yes he did. Alexi Laiho was married but never consummated his marriage. 🎨🥁🎸
@@kashfiaislam9995 Stfu and stop being jealous of things you'll never have...
@@diah7130 Shut up you n*******
Rest In Piece Alexi. Saw you live in Toronto years ago and was blown away. I even own your model signature guitar; the ESP Alexi 200 and is still one of my favorites to play.
Also saw him in Toronto at my first metal show opening for Iced Earth in 2004. I was there for IE and was just barely into Bodom at the time, but that show cemented my interest in the band. Saw them again when touring for Are You Dead Yet? a couple of years later. I still wear that old "Reaping Souls in North America" tour shirt from time to time. RIP to a metal legend!
I have seen this comment in so many videos about Alexi OK mate we got it.
@@argh6666 'So many videos...'? Only one other.
@@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy Nothing wrong with missing this legend and commenting about it, he was my biggest idol and been listening to them for like 12 years, and never stopped listening... I regret not buying an Alexi signature years ago... and i am still thinking about getting one so maybe one day... I have a Jackson Randy Rhoads signature flying V tho
Peace*
Not a metal head so I never heard of these guys but this dude seems like a really cool down to earth guy and I absolutely love musicians like that. No ego, just raw talent and devotion. RIP Alexi, I can see through the CZcams comments that you are very loved and your legacy will live on for a very long time.
This comment got me. 😞
Children Of Bodom was much bigger back in the early 2000s than they were now. I have read tons and tons of comments today about how people got into COB in the early 2000s and they helped shaped their taste of music and I'm one of them. They were my introduction into melodic metal back in the early 2000s and I've been listening to them every since. And every comment I've read from someone who met or hung out with Alexi have all said the same thing. He was a super nice, down to earth guy. RIP Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho
@@camaro25 similar story here. In Flames was my initial introduction to MDM in 2004 but soon after I discovered Follow The Reaper and HCDR, and those albums blew me away. Alexi was on a different level, he really was the new guitar hero for the 2000's era of metal. I sort of dropped off following COB around 2010-2012, but Hexed is really a solid album and brought me back recently. I'm also super thankful I finally got to see them live a few years back.
Everyone here is obviously talking about Children of Bodom, but do yourself a favour and also check out his band, SInergy with whom he made three or four records. It's like COB but female-fronted and a lot more "powermetal" vibe than deathemetal. Great musical contrast and worth a listen! \m/
@@JoeOlejniczak Glad you liked it brotha, take care..
DUDE. REST IN PEACE YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING LEGEND. I AM BEYOND HEARTBROKEN.
RIP Alexi
You will deeply missed
RIP ALEXI. Gone but not forgotten
Never forgotten!
RIP bro. 2021 isn't starting well. Fuck, man.
If it means anything, he technically died in 2020, so maybe we can still hold some hope that 2021 will be a little better...
@@ryanreed380 yes that is true
@@ryanreed380 actually it hasnt been clarified 2020 or 2021, but we all found out 2021, so its 2021..
@@ayearandahalf4112 incorrect, if you look it up it says he died in December
@@ryanreed380 ok so it took 4 days to release the news
I like this video because he seemed to be in a good mood. Rest in peace, dude.
Rest in peace, man. Thx for all the CoB songs I’ve listened over and over in highschool.
Sad and tragic. I was never a fan of COB's sound but they were a huge band and Alexi was a groundbreaking talent. RIP. You are part of the metal story and have inspired a generation of guitarists and metalheads.
Yes, I second that. I'd love to listen to COB instrumental only though. That would be my cup of tea.
I live in the area he grew up in.
It totally sucks not to have you among us any longer, Alexi. Take care wherever you are and remember to high-five Eddie.
And dime
R.I.P Alexi. You absolutely beautiful Human.
I still can't belive it. For me he was a modern day Randy Rhoads with incredible phrasing and song writing ability. Alexi completely changed the metal scene and brought fresh new ideas to all of us. I have so much fun playing some of his tracks on guitar. Thank you Alexi and the COB crew for all the amazing music you shared with us. Alexi may you rest in peace brother 😔
Please take care of yourself, Alexi. Bodom has meant so much to me and so many of us over the years. I spent much of my time growing up with songs like "Downfall" and "Silent Night, Bodom Night"and have attended COB shows since I was 16. What you do is literally awe-inspiring - not even mentioning that English is not your native language. I just recently saw you in the US and wish I could've spoken to you in-person to let you know that, even though we're the hate crew, we all love you and want what's best for you.
I really hope you read this, Alexi. You may not realize it, but you mean a great deal to all of us. Your fans are here for you - we all want you to be okay.
Great love and concern you are a great fan
While I appreciate your effort, Alexi keeps trying to tell everyone that his health is completely fine so you can stop worrying now.
@Alexander Sarchet easily Ozzy's second best guitarist
@@PJyrstinkangas lol. He must have gone vegan or dieting maybe with less calories. Idiot people.
i agree, he does look rather unhealthy and extremely skinny , which is not an easy sight considering he is your childhood hero .
but maybe he's just skinny cuz he's no snacking on shit anymore and maybe he is healthy we can never know . but i hope he is :D
He is jamming with Chuck Schuldiner now. Rest in peace.
Fuck I am hearing that in my head now, cheers to you!
Hell yeah he's jamming with Chuck, man that's a dream to see.
Dime & Randy too I like to think.
And of course, let’s not forget Jeff Hanneman.
And don't forget EVH. Bet EVH is being impressed in heaven.
ONE of the best guitarists ever, legendary!
meh.
torreyintahoe you can play better ?
@aluminumfetish lol
He is actually quite weak guitar player.
Oh no
RIP Alexi, thanks for all the music 🎶
Rest In peace my hero.
What a legend. Rest in peace
Dear Alexi, thank you for the great music you provided to us all these years. I met you 15 years ago in Berlin, super nice and calm guy. I hope you will find peace in guitar heaven!
Rest easy, man. I saw you back in 2014 and it was the craziest show ive ever been to. Blessed to have been able to watch you shred in person. You will be missed for sure.
I'm so glad I was able to see COB in concert. Wish I could have met Alexi. He will indeed be missed. 🙏
Damn... Children of Bodom was one of the first metal bands I remember listening to when I was young, and even though my preferences in metal changed over the years, I still considered them to be one of my favorites.
Alexi truly was a maestro behind a guitar and I always was in awe of his ability to play, I even came up with a track based off the song, "If You Want Peace... Prepare For War."
I truly feel terrible that he passed, but his legacy shall live on. Shred on my fellow children; shred on!
Really sad news..... one of my favourite bands. Alexi was one of the best metal guitarist of all time. We'll have to raise a glass to him.
He look like Randy Rhoads from future. R.İ.P Legends. Now they are jamming🤘🏼
He looks likes Rhoade's corpse, lol.
Randy was skinny but healthy. Nothing like this dude.
Alexi "You Know" Laiho
Pet ''old jokes'' kopeet
@Nickhead87 Nick ''Dickhead87'' Head87 😂
@@arlos21 LMAO
@@acebuchannon7018 lol so true
@@arlos21 booom mic drop
I miss the days I’d put COB on my headphones and for once realize someone felt like I did. Rest In Peace Alexi.
RIP Alexi, brilliant songwriter, guitarist, singer and awesome person. Another guitar legend gone too soon.
Rest in peace. One of my childhood legends.
R.I.P king .. I cannot believe the news its so so sad to wake up to this, you are my idol and my teacher forever Alexi. I wished to god to see you this year with your new band. your music will live forever and ever. I love you. we love you 😞 I'll pray for you soul today.
I still can't find words. Every video I see about CoB makes me cry. Thank you Alexi, thank you so much for all the awesome music you gave us. It will be forever in my heart.
Rock in paradise, Alexi. Thank you for your music🤘🏻
This is painful to see R.I.P Alexi😭
it makes me so happy to hear Alexi is doing better and still making great music
he's literally put everything into music until his death so sad he's unable to keep the balance of his health and career, True Mastermind
Rest In Peace Alexi
Thank you for giving me the reason to pick up the guitar 24 years ago, Alexi you are awesome. And you will be greatly missed
You can see in this video that he had health issues already which brought him down in the end. :( RIP Alexi. I started playing guitar because of you.
Alexi laiho...the wild boy with wild guitar...👍👍👍
Rest in peace wild boy,god with you...
Life can be so beautiful, enjoyable and fun. Sometimes life can be painful and heartbreaking. Alexi, Thanks for taking guitar to that certain level and leaving us with more in 41 years than 10 ordinary people living into their 90's. RIP.🤘
Rip Alexi… you and Dimebag Darrell are the 2 best guitar players who ever lived🤘🏼
His solos just hit so much harder than others, the aggression. Hits much harder now 😔 RIP to a legend
His face drastically changed.
He gets old, but, not bad to see, we all get old (without me) and he is still one of the best shred metal death bla bla Players, cob is my absolute "new" metal Band.
Same thought, maybe the make up makes this difference
He’s probably 35-40 ish just skinny
Years and drugs 😅
Makeup and age
Dude, you had an amaizing creativity to play the guitar and make songs! The creativity is another one when I saw your guitars, the designs are really great! Thanks and RIP Master :'(
I got to meet Alexi at a guitar clinic in Hollywood in 2014. I didn't know how lucky I was until now, RIP Alexi. You're a fucking legend.
Fuck, man. A legend gone way before his freaking time. It's so heartbreaking watching all of these. 2021 sucks already. Luckily your music will live on forever. Rest In Peace, brother.
RIP :( Legends never die
the white one story made me lol, miss ya Alexi \m/ saw ya live in 2002. best guitarist iv seen live along side trey from morbid! RIP Brother!
Rest in Power Alexi. Thanx for all the emotions and memories I'll carry with me. I feel humbled and honoured that I have attended two CoB gigs that there incredible. Your music has been with me since high school. You'll be missed greatly. You leave a void in so many of us. Love you man! Fly high 🖤✨🤘
fuck my eyes are dry after crying so much...he was my youth ... amazing high school memories with his songs... RIP alexi man u will be forever missed
He is my most favorite guitarist from 10 years ago...amazing!
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this guy appear genuinely happy again! Glad that he’s back!
RIP man, missed seeing you a few years back, was hoping to catch you after COVID! Will keep rocking out to your music for the rest of my life. If I ever have kids, you bet they will be rocking out too
Absolute legend!
Omg seeing him like this breaks my fucking heart!!!!!! 💔
Rest in peace, one of the most talented (and my personal favorite) guitarrist in the world. We will miss you WildChild
I miss you Alexi😭😭😭😭😭thank you for sharing us your talent in music❤❤❤❤i pray you have a peaceful journey with God.
I have just bought the ESP LTD Alexi Hexed Sawtooth guitar and I simply can't wait to play it... then the algorithm brought me here and damn I am crying so hard after seeing Alexi in this video... I miss you wild child, you're my inspiration 🖤
RIP alexi laiho, everyone in the metal community misses you already
RIP Alexi, you're true guitar master and just a legend. Sorry for my bad english.
The fact that your English is not the best but you still want to express your thoughts. Hats off to Children of Bodom fans!!!
You got me into metal back in 07! Its not easy to see you go. You will be missed. Forever.
One of the best ever! So glad to have seen them 4 or 5 times i can't rememeber
i'll miss your concerts, RIP Alexi Laiho
I have the cheapest Laiho LTD i've found, and i'm in love of it since i bought it, i only put an EMG81 on it. The custom model i ever dreamed on was exactly the same shape and specs so yeah maybe my opinion can be a bit partial, aniway this guitar has seen a lot a never let me down in any situation..sounds amazing, the neck is really fun to play and the ESP/LTD wood sound cuts the mixes and cuts in live. I dream one day to be able to afford my own ESP custom made and the one i have is making me enjoy the waiting. Keep up the good work! I love your guitars!
I'll miss you forever Alexi, thank you for being my idol for many years and for the amazing music. Rock In Peace
One of the most unique and talented guitarists of all time. Trying to replicate his solos to learn or cover was next to impossible to fully get to sound exact. RIP to my childhood hero and the reason I play guitar the way I do now. Such a huge, tragic loss.
Rest in Peace, bro! Wow, too young.
RIP por un gran guitarrista que tenía mucho más por darnos, una lastima
RIP you legend. You will always be missed. Had the pleasure to see them twice in concert and last time front row Alexi was a few feet away shredding.
could never get tired of hearing or watching him play..never
Riff in Peace Alexi 🤘🏼
Saw CoB live during the hexed tour 3 days ago. My man doesn't look like he's in a good shape. Pls take care of yourself, take a break from the road and look after your health Alexi. We all love you!
Some ppl are just small. Not everyone is a fat ass american
@@gomezaddams9221 you're another one of those apologists aren't you? I'm not fat shaming anyone. He doesn't look healthy anymore, he used to. He looks eerily skinny, almost to the point of being malnourished and no this is not from the video on CZcams - I actually saw him live up close and can tell.
@@monkzrox08 nah man. Some ppl just stay petite all their life
@@gomezaddams9221 you're not getting the point. He's not petite, he's unhealthy in real life
@@monkzrox08 I remember him being small af back in the day....
Alexi was such a huge part of my metal childhood. Any time I see him it makes me happy. RiP man.
High School was awesome because of CoB. I still listen to em. RIP, legend. You'll be missed.
Rock In Heaven My fav.Guitarist 😭
My fav of his signature line is, that black with yellow bevels/arrow
So deeply saddened to hear Alexi passed. Took me a while to appreciate CoB but when I finally did I was not disappointed. Alexi is a guitar God, one of the greatest ever. Feel so grateful to be a fan
Man I ddnt see this one coming. Gonna miss you Alexi. Thanks for the inspiration. *sigh*
Why doesnt he talk about the pink one!?!?! It was my fav!!
Still one of my favs
*Y are u geh*
Probably because you can't get pinky. That was a limited run. Not smart to talk about a product you can't buy. That's my guess
@@mattisixx1699 They're still available under the Edwards brand (E-AL-166 PINK SAWTOOTH) and listed on the ESP/Edwards website (not discontinued), but they are for the Japanese market so it's hard to find them elsewhere.
Yea, that guitar was fucking sharp. The black with hot pink accent was perfect.. I remember seeing an interview with him when that one came out. He talked about how he went to the nail polish aisle at a store and picked out a few of his favorite shades of hot pink to bring back to the guys @ ESP.
Rest in peace, Wildchild, you'll be missed
I was lucky to get my hands on an LTD Greeny...I'll be using it to record heavy chunks of my own personal musical projects for years and years to come. Thank you for everything Alexi. You influenced me more than any human ever has. The world is a darker place without you in it.
Alexi is the reason why I picked up the electric guitar for the first time. The riff of Are You Dead Yet blew my mind. Thank you for inspiring so many people around. You may have left us in person but your memory will forever be with us. Rest in peace brother, it's time the Gods get to hear some mayhem too.
Hexed is a super good album!
He starts to look like Mick Mars
micks got a degenerative spine disease he’s battle for years. Thank god he’s still around.
@@stretchhfab7315 no more...
This is sad to watch. We lost Alexi almost 4 months ago....Rest in Peace. Im sure Chuck would love to jam with you wherever you are
RIP YOU LEGEND. Saw you live three times at a club that isn't around anymore. Always looked up to you as a guitarist. GONE TOO SOON.
i feel like crying man,the guy who inspired me to push forward with my guitar skills ever since my childhood is growing old and weak. :(
edit: RIP alexi laiho ,i could already tell that you did not have much time when i was posting my first comment, but anyways u will forever stay alive within me as you have influenced me so much , i will never forget how i felt after learning " kissing the shadows " solo. fuck man , i actually feel like crying now.
@Brad Młodystach I think he looks better in the video than in the picture. Based on the other comments, he seems to be recovering
He's not old he just doesn't drink anymore. He probably got most of his calories from booze back in the day
He's not old you pathetic wanker.
He's really not old at all. He's only 40 -_-
Will we get a tribute model? RIP, where ever you are Alexi
Probably , also those current guitars value will probably skyrocket
RIP to a legend.
I really hope ESP will one day when the time is right re-issue all the previous colors, I wanted one of those black and yellow ones so bad back in school.
Rest in Peace Alexi , you're a true Legend and I always enjoyed your crazy music and guitar lessons, I will continue to listen , you were one of my fav metal musicians ...your legacy will live on!!! RIP
He was clearly suffering from health complications here. RIP to this brilliant mind.
Yeah he did look kinda rough here😬😥
i wonder if it was a cancer or something ..but that sucks
@@paulatreides6711 I think drugs and alcohol can effect your weight too, but I’m not doctor or a professional
@@Luke_Person1234 well i know that he had a long time addiction to alcohol back in the days..and that he suffered from extrem stomach pains the recent years ..i'm not a doctor too but it might be related..or maybe it's just something else , but 41 years old ,fuck man ..that 's just sad
WE FANS LOST A GUITAR MASTER , REST IN PEACE =(
That guitar is iconic as Randy Rhoads V. He literally was the Randy Rhoads of my generation. He will always be remembered.
Alexi laiho Thank you so much. It was always my inspiration.
The artwork on his guitar looks almost like he's hinting at his condition.
Please release some more Lefty Alexi Guitars!! 200's and definitely a 600!
Yes!!! I want the black one so bad 😂
Or learn how to play the correct way
Hey if my lefty neck thru Arrow is wrong, I'm totally fine with that.ha@@JohnnySnipshow
Rest in peace brother Alexi. Thank you for everything 💛🤟
Fantastic guitarist and a lovely guy ,such a sad loss to the music world ,never forgotten x
No mention of Pinky? Probably one of the best looking Sigs he’s put out alongside the Blacky one :)
I think he does that because you can't get pinky. They only made like 200 of that one or some shit like that. Pinky and the scythe are my favorites
No more hurting Lexi. See ya on the.back side of a Star
R.I.P Alexi! The first white ESP SV with scythe inlays was the best looking one out of Alexi's signatures and the purple one is sick too
Wow, I didn't even know he was gone. Rest In Peace, my brother. You are most assuredly missed. Gonna watch the Chaos Ridden Years concert DVD now. Thank you for the art and the memories.